Application of copper(II)-based chemicals induces CH3Br and CH3Cl emissions from soil and seawater

Yi Jiao; Wanying Zhang; Jae Yun Robin Kim; Malte Julian Deventer; Julien Vollering; Robert C. Rhew

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27779-3

Nature Communications (Jan 2022)

Application of copper(II)-based chemicals induces CH3Br and CH3Cl emissions from soil and seawater

Yi Jiao,
Wanying Zhang,
Jae Yun Robin Kim,
Malte Julian Deventer,
Julien Vollering,
Robert C. Rhew

Affiliations

Yi Jiao: Department of Geography, University of California
Wanying Zhang: Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Polar Environment and Global Change, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China
Jae Yun Robin Kim: Department of Geography, University of California
Malte Julian Deventer: Department of Geography, University of California
Julien Vollering: Department of Geography, University of California
Robert C. Rhew: Department of Geography, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27779-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Halogenated compounds impact stratospheric ozone. This study suggests agricultural application of Cu(II) chemicals induces abiotic production of methyl bromide and methyl chloride from soil and seawater, contributing to the atmospheric halogen load.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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